P is for Poetry by Seamus Cashman

P is for Poetry by Seamus Cashman

Selected poems from bestsellingSomething Beginning with Pin abeautiful new format - aperfect gift book for Irish children at home and abroad.

‘an exquisite collection of poetry … a much anticipated and welcomed collection’, Paula Galvin, Our Lady of the Apostles NS, Dublin

* InTouch Magazine *

More than fifteen years after it was first published, it’s great to have a refreshed version of this classic collection of poemsCovering everything from big ideas about our responsibility to this world through to more everyday matters of bike riding and dog poo, this remains a truly vibrant collection. The work of illustrators Alan Clarke, Corinna Askin and typographical illustrator Emma Byrne is outstanding and there can be few other poetry collections that rival its illustrative achievements. It’s a collection for every school and home bookshelf

* Children's Books Ireland *

What a parade of Irish poetic talent

* Irish Examiner *

An excellent book for people of all ages. Filled with colourful illustrations and delightful poems on a broad range of topics, this book will have the reader always wanting to turn the page to read another. Poems are presented in an attractive way for the reader and children would certainly enjoy listening to adults read aloud from this book. Opportunities to discuss illustrations before, during and after reading are plenty along with poems ‘as Gaeilge’ which are translated to English at the back of the book. Different types of poems are presented in alternative ways for the reader such as in text language, in small and large print, while poems for differing occasions including Halloween and Christmas are included. With opportunities aplenty for rhyming games, enhancing phonics and phonological awareness and, most importantly, to read for pleasure and enjoyment, this book will be in high demand from children, parents, teachers and adults who enjoy poetry

* Seomra Ranga *

A remarkable array of verse in both Irish and English, composed especially for children by the likes of Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, Gabriel Fitzmaurice, Aine Ni Ghlinn, and Eilean Ni Chuilleanain

* Evening Echo *

Seamus Cashman is a poet and former book publisher – he founded the Irish literary publishing house Wolfhound Press in 1974. He has had several volumes of poetry published, including That Morning Will Come: New and Selected Poems (2007), The Sistine Gaze: I too begin with scaffolding (2015) and Talking down the Clock & Other Poems (2023), all from Salmon Poetry (salmonpoetry.com). Now living in Swords, County Dublin, he comes from the village of Conna in County Cork. Emma Byrne is a graphic designer and artist. She is a graduate of Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design. She has won numerous awards for her design including The IDI (Irish Design Institute) Graduate Designer of the Year, the IDI Promotional Literature Award for her work on Brown Morning, and a Children’s Books Ireland Bisto Merit Award for her work on Something Beginning With P: New Poems from Irish Poets. She has illustrated many books, including Best-Loved Oscar Wilde, Best-Loved Yeats, The Most Beautiful Letter in the World by Karl O’Neill, a special edition of Ulysses by James Joyce, and A Terrible Beauty by Mairéad Ashe Fitzgerald. Her other books are Irish Thatch and, with Eoin O’Brien, Best-Loved Irish Ballads.

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ISBN 13	9781788491785
ISBN 10	1788491785
Title	P is for Poetry
Author	Seamus Cashman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	O'Brien Press Ltd
Year published	2020-10-05
Number of pages	64
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.